Dental Laboratory Technicians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,154
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$9,416
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,633
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$49,570
Kept after tax
$40,154
Worth in national money
$42,633
State rank
17
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Michigan pays this job around $49,570 at the midpoint, 17 of 46 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Michigan reports figures for, this is number 305.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $49,570 the take-home is $40,154; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,633 would nationally. The average comes to $54,450, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For dental laboratory technicians the Michigan median is $49,570, ranking 17 of 46 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Michigan's occupational distribution, dental laboratory technicians sits at 305 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for dental laboratory technicians in Michigan, on $49,570, is $40,154 — equivalent to $42,633 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $54,450 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Dental Laboratory Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,420 |
| This salary | $49,570 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Michigan | $40,154 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,009 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$598 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $47,260 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$723 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Michigan earn less than $49,570. The published range is $37,560 up to $77,420, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Michigan's $40,154, worked from $49,570. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 305 of 493.
- Two cautions on $42,633, the adjusted value of that $49,570 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Michigan. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 305 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for dental laboratory technicians in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,560 to $77,420. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Michigan take-home of $40,154, on $49,570 for work ranking 305 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 305 of 493 in the state.
- This $42,633 adjusted figure, worked from $49,570, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 305 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 305 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $54,450, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,560 at the bottom tenth to $77,420 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $42,633.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Michigan then takes its own share, leaving $40,154.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Michigan is $54,450. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($37,560) and the ninetieth ($77,420) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $42,633 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $40,154 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.